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Police updates – fatal vehicle incidents Ngaruawahia, Tuakau and Wellington

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 March 2023. Fatality, Ngaruawahia Police can confirm a person has died after being struck by a vehicle on...

Sailors rescued after whale sinks ship

About 1,200 collisions between whales and vessels have been recorded since 2007. A crew of four sailors have recounted the sinking of their boat and...

Appeal for information to identify Henderson fatality – UPDATED

Police are appealing for help to identify a person located deceased in a waterway near Edmonton Road, Henderson shortly before 10am yesterday. At this time...

Police updates – Stewart Island missing person, Glendhu Bay death

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 March 2023. Missing man located - Stewart island The man missing on Stewart Island has been found by...

Taita fatal crash – police seek witnesses

Police can confirm one person has died following a two-vehicle collision on Molesworth Street, Taitā yesterday afternoon. The crash was reported at 4.47pm and involved...

Police urgently seek witnesses to fatal incident in Beachhaven

Police are urgently appealing for witnesses to a fatal incident at the intersection of Tramway Road and Beachhaven Road this evening. Emergency services were called...

Horror train crash kills dozens in Greece

The collision between a freight and passenger train in Greece stoked a blaze with people trapped inside overturned cars. More than 110 people have been...

Fatal train incident – Aorangi, Manawatu

One person has died after being struck by a train in Aorangi, south of Fielding, yesterday. Emergency services responded to the incident, near Waughs Road,...

Fatal crash in Southland overnight

One person has died in a single car crash in Southland overnight. Emergency services were called to North Makarewa Grove Bush Road near the intersection...

Fatal crash in Ahipara

One person has died following a crash in Kaitaia on Thursday evening. Police responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on Roma Road, Ahipara, around...

Glen Eden train incident

One person has died after being struck by a train in Glen Eden this morning. Emergency services are currently responding to the incident, near Glenview...

Enquiries underway after police car crashes into bus in Lower Hutt

Police are making enquiries after a crash in Lower Hutt this morning involving a patrol car and a bus. The crash occurred at the intersection...

Canterbury Police frustrated at driver behaviour

Canterbury Police are frustrated at the number of motorists observed crossing the centre line on a stretch of highway in North Canterbury. Over a two-hour...

Serious Crash involving cyclist – Te Atatū Road, Auckland

Diversions are in place on Te Atatū Road, between McLeod Road and Divich Avenue, following a serious crash. The crash between a vehicle and a...

Fatal microlight crash in Stratford

Police can confirm the sole occupant of a microlight has died following a crash in Stratford earlier today. Police were notified of the crash at...

Name release, body recovered near Kāpiti Island

Police can name the person located deceased in the water near Kāpiti Island on 25 January. He was 69-year-old Philip Lucas of Palmerston North, who...

Raetihi crash – third person dies

A third person has died following a fatal crash in Raetihi yesterday. It happened on State Highway 4, about 12pm Monday. Two other people died at...

Watch: Major blaze hits Buddhist temple in Australia

Dozens of firefighters have been deployed to the popular place of worship in Melbourne. A Buddhist temple in Melbourne, Australia was completely engulfed by a...

Fatal crash, SH50, Central Hawkes Bay

Emergency services are responding to a single motorcycle crash on State Highway 50, Central Hawkes Bay around 2:15pm. Sadly, one person has died at the...

Fire kills 75,000 egg laying hens in Waikato

The fire was reported at 7.40am this morning by a staff member and is now under control. Damage to the hen farm operated by Zeagold...

Kiwi teen killed in Austrian avalanche named

He was 17 year old Will Cookson. Cookson was a champion skier from Canterbury, winning the U16 New Zealand Junior Freeride Tour series in 2021...

Manawatu motorists urged to take care on the roads following 3 fatal crashes since Friday

Manawatu Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads after three people have lost their lives in crashes the area since Friday. About...

Police updates – Mt. Aspiring rivers warning, Mount Maunganui water incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 February 2023. Mt Aspiring Rivers at dangerously high levels Police warn people planning to tramp through Mt Aspiring...

Police urge motorists to drive safe ahead of the long weekend

Motorists across the country can expect to see an increased Police presence on our roads over Waitangi Day Weekend, particularly in areas that have...

Police updates – fatal crashes Benneydale and Winton Dipton Highway

Updates on crimes and investigations for 2 February 2023. Name release – fatal crash, Dipton Winton Highway Police can now confirm the name of the person...

Police updates – Onewhero body found, Wairau Valley deceased name released

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 January 2023. Name release - Wairau Valley Police can now release the name of the man found in...

Fatality in Maramarua after car collides with horse

A person has died following a serious collision between a horse and a vehicle on SH2 at about 2.40am in Maramarua, Waikato. One person died...

Auckland floods – man found deceased, emergency response continues

Police in the Auckland region are continuing to respond to a high number of calls to weather-related incidents after the severe weather yesterday and...

Police updates – Auckland weather advisory, man arrested for violent Hamilton dairy robbery

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 January 2023. Watch out for wild weather - Auckland Police are urging motorists to be careful and drive...

Police Maritime Unit busy over summer

Too many people still have a lax attitude towards water safety, which is seeing maritime Police repeating themselves "all too often". Sergeant Richard Kennedy works...

Police updates – Athenree Gorge and Benneydale fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 25 January 2023. Death following crash, Benneydale A person has died following an incident with a vehicle at about...

Police updates – Papakura fatal crash investigation, Runanga missing person

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 24 January 2023. Update into fatal crash investigation in Papakura An investigation into what led to a fatal crash...

Watch: New advertising campaign targets importance of keeping to the speed limit

There are no excuses to speed – that’s the simple concept of a new road safety marketing campaign which has been launched by Waka...

Manly and Glenorchy water deaths – police release names

Name release - water incident, Glenorchy Police can now name the man who died in the water at Glenorchy last Thursday 19 January. He was 35-year-old...

Police updates – Coroglen fatality, West Auckland missing person

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 January 2023. Name release - Coroglen fatality Police can now release the name of the man who died...

Watch: Horrible moment when truck clips cyclist on a Melbourne road

The cyclist was lucky to escape with his life as the driver of the truck failed to stop. The truck appeared to move over and...

Police updates – missing Upper Hutt children, missing West Auckland woman

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 January 2023. Missing children located - Trentham, Upper Hutt The three young children reported missing in Trentham, Upper...

Person dies following water-related incident, Tāwharanui Peninsula

Police can confirm a person has died following a water-related incident at Anchor Bay, Tāwharanui Peninsula. Emergency services were notified of the incident shortly before...

Two deaths at Piha Beach

Two people have died after getting into trouble in the water at Piha Beach last evening. Emergency services were called to the beach just after...

Police updates – Takapuna water-related death, body found at Opoutere Beach

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 January 2023. Person dies following water incident, Takapuna Police can advise a person has died following a water...

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